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Library Books

Welcome to my Library!

Reading is one of, if not the most important, thing that has shaped my life and who I am today. I want to share with you some of the books that have impacted my life.

 

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”

 

- Mortimer J. Adler

My Top 10

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”

- Atwood Townsend

Books Read 2026:

                                  1. Travel Hacks: Any Procedures or Actions That Solve a Problem, Simplify a Task, Reduce Frustration, and Make Your Next Trip As Awesome As Possible (Life Hacks Series) (Kindle) - Keith Bradford
                                  2. I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen: And Other Lies I Think Will Make Me Happy (Libby) - Kate Strickler
                                  3. And Then We Hit a Rock: A family of 5, a dog, and a cat move onto a sailboat. Hilarious true story! (Audible) - Greg Buenzli
                                  4. The Picasso Heist: A Thriller (Libby) - James Patterson
                                  5. The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life (Kindle) - Morgan Housel

Books Read 2025:

                                  1. Time Off: Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress (Kindle) - John Fitch, Max Frenzel, Mariya Suzuki
                                  2. Deny, Delay, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It (Kindle) - Jay Feinman
                                  3. Zorba The Greek (Audible) - Nikos Kazantzakis
                                  4. The Artist’s Way (Kindle) - Julia Cameron
                                  5. Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Kindle) - Stuart Brown MD
                                  6. The Liars Club: A Memoir (Audible) - Mary Karr
                                  7. The Widow’s Husband’s Secrets Lie: A Satirical Novella (Libby) - Freida McFadden
                                  8. Park Avenue Summer (Libby) - Renée Rosen
                                  9. Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, ReclaimYour Freedom, And Build Your Empire (Kindle) - Dan Martell
                                  10. The Mysterious Affair At Styles (Libby) - Agatha Christie
                                  11. Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Audible) - Robert Kiyosaki
                                  12. The Murder on The Links (Hoopla) -Agatha Christie
                                  13. An Academy for Liars (Libby) - Alexis Henderson
                                  14. The 4-Hour Workweek (Audible) - Tim Ferriss
                                  15. Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (Kindle) - Sendhill Mullainthan & Eldar Shafir
                                  16. The Regatta Mystery (Hoopla) - Agatha Christie
                                  17. 16% Solution: How to Get High Interest Rates in a Low-Interest World with Tax Lien Certificates, Revised Edition (Kindle) - Joel S. Moskowitz
                                  18. How To Solve Your Own Murder (Libby) - Kristen Perrin
                                  19. I’m Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago (Kindle) - Hape Kerkeling
                                  20. Walking With Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Audible) - Andrew McCarthy
                                  21. The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy (Libby) - Douglas Adams
                                  22. Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down The  Pilgrim’s Route into Spain (Audible) - Jack Hitt
                                  23. On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer (Audible) - Rick Steves
                                  24. Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player (Audible) - Robert Rodriguez
                                  25. Pilgrim: Finding a NEW way on the CAMINO DE SANTIAGO (Kindle) - Carolyn Gillespie
                                  26. The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals To Wonder Through Science & Poetry (Kindle) - Maria Popova
                                  27. The Diary of A Bookseller (Audible) - Shawn Blythell
                                  28. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses (Kindle) - Eric Ries
                                  29. 2nd - Walking With Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Audible) - Andrew McCarthy
                                  30. Taste: My Life Through Food (Libby) - Stanley Tucci
                                  31. Eat a Peach: A Memoir (Kindle) - David Chang
                                  32. eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work (Kindle) - Randall E. Stross
                                  33. What The Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (Libby) - Malcom Gladwell
                                  34. The Art of Travel (Audible) - Alain De Botton
                                  35. Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection (Libby) Jia Jiang
                                  36. Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire (Kindle) - Andrew Wilkinson
                                  37. How To Fly For Free: Practical Tips The Airlines Don't Want You To Know (Kindle Unlimited) - Scott Keyes
                                  38. Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain: A Search for an Unconventional Life Abroad (Audible) - Helene Sula
                                  39. One Simple Idea, Revised and Expanded Edition: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work (Kindle Unlimited) - Stephen Keys
                                  40. The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life (Kindle) - Sahil Bloom
                                  41. I Will Teach You To Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (Kindle) - Ramit Sethi
                                  42. Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending (Kindle) - Elizabeth Dunn, Dr. Michael Norton
                                  43. 2x - Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses (Audible) - Codie Sanchez
                                  44. The Sweaty Startup: How to Get Rich Doing Boring Things (Audible) - Nick Huber
                                  45. Our Italian Summer (Libby) - Jennifer Probst - 11/10/25
                                  46. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead And Win (Audible) - Jocko Willink & Leif Babin - 11/11/25
                                  47. On Desire: Why We Want What We Want (Kindle) - William B. Irvine
                                  48. Mistletoe and Magic: The new cute and cosy romance read full of festive cheer for winter 2025 (Audible) - Helene Sula
                                  49. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Special 15th Anniversary Edition (Hoopla) - Robin Sharma
                                  50. Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (Kindle) - Beth Kempton

2024 Books Read.

                              1. Setting the Table (Kindle) - Danny Meyer
                              2. Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way To Launch A 7-Figure Business In 48 Hours (Kindle) - Noah Kagan
                              3. The Guest List (Audible) - Lucy Foley
                              4. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to The Art of Long-Term Travel (Audible) - Rolf Potts
                              5. The Four Hour Workweek (Audible) - Tim Ferriss
                              6. Around The World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure (Audible) - Monisha Rajesh
                              7. Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator (Audible) - Ryan Holiday
                              8. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs (Libby) - Mary Louise Kelley
                              9. The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in The Equatorial Pacific (Audible) - J. Maarten Troost
                              10. If You Could Live Anywhere: The Surprising Importance of Place in a Work-from-Anywhere World (Hoopla) - Melody Warnick
                              11. Walking with Sam: A Father, A Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Libby) - Andrew McCarthy
                              12. Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life (Libby) - Frances Mayes
                              13. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America (Libby) - Bill Bryson
                              14. A Walk in The Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Libby) - Bill Bryson
                              15. The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact (Libby) - Chip Heath & Dan Heath
                              16. Rediscovering Travel: A Guide For The Globally Curious (Hoopla) - Seth Kugel
                              17. The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom (Hoopla) - Paulo Coelho
                              18. Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Kindle) - Anne Lamott
                              19. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain (Libby) - Bill Bryson
                              20. Ravenous (Audible) - Helen Hardt
                              21. Take More Vacations: How To Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World (Hoopla) - Scott Keyes
                              22. Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Kindle) - Mason Currey
                              23. Insatiable (Audible) - Helen Hardt
                              24. At Home: A Short History of Private Life (Libby) - Bill Bryson
                              25. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Hoopla) - Héctor Garcia & Francesc Miralles
                              26. Getting Stoned With Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu (Audible) - J.Maarten Troost
                              27. The Doorstep Mile: Live More Adventurously Everyday (Hoopla) - Alastair Humphreys
                              28. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier (Kindle) - Kevin Kelly
                              29. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More than They Expect (Kindle) - Will Guidara
                              30. Italy-Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Hoopla) - Barry Tomalin
                              31. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Libby) - Johnathan Haidt
                              32. Tao Te Ching (Kindle) - Lao Tzu
                              33. Animal Farm (Paperback) - George Orwell
                              34. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are (Libby) - Brené Brown
                              35. Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World (Kindle) - Tim Ferriss
                              36. Rising Strong: How The Ability to Reset Transforms The Way We Live, Love, Parent And Lead (Libby) - Brené Brown
                              37. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Kindle) - William Zinsser
                              38. Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story (Audible) - J. Maarten Troost
                              39. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires (Hoopla) - Selwyn Raab
                              40. +1.

2023 - Books Read 

Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed and Happiness (Kindle) - Morgan Housel

We Came We Saw We Left: A Family Gap Year (Audible) - Charles Wheelan 

The Itching Palm A study of the Habit of Tipping in America (Kindle) - William R. Scott

How To Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Conclusion (Paperback) - Derek Sivers

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel (Audible - re read) - Rolf Potts - Multiple

The Four Hour Workweek (Audible - re read) - Tim Ferriss - Multiple

The Hounds of Baskerville -Sherlock Holmes (Paperback) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Craving (1 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less (Kindle) - Barry Schwartz

Obsession (2 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Possession (3 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Goombata: The Improbable Rise and Fall of John Gotti and his Gang (Paperback) - John Cummings 

E-Myth Contractor (Kindle) - Michael Gerber

Melt (4 of 31) - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Burn (5 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Surrender (6 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Under the Sweetwater Rim (Paperback) - Louis L’Amour

Shattered (7 of 31 - Audible) Helen Hardt

Utah Blaine (Paperback) - Louis L’Amour

Silver Canyon (Paperback) - Louis L’Amour

The Third Door: The Wild Quest To Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers (Hardback) - Alex Banayan

Twisted (8 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

High Lonesome (Paperback) - Louis L’Amour

Ride the Dark Trail (Paperback) - Louis L’Amour

Unraveled (9 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster (Kindle) - Dana Thomas

How to Win Friends and Influence People (Audible) - Dale Carnegie

Moonwalking with Einstein (Kindle) - Joshua Foer

On the Far Side of the Mountain (Paperback) - Jean Craighead George

Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (Hard Back / Audible) - Mark Manson - 2x’s

Breathless (10 of 31 - Audible) - Helen Hardt

Your Money or Your Life (Audible) - Vicki Robbin & Joe Dominguez

Die With Zero: Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life (Kindle) - Bill Perkins

The Vagabonds Way (Kindle) - Rolf Potts

Marco Polo Didn’t Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer  (Kindle) - Rolf Potts

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (Hoopla - Audio) - A.J. Jacobs

Top Five Regrets of The Dying (Kindle) - Bronnie Ware

Pineapple Street (Audible) - Jenny Jackson 

I Can’t Believe We Live Here: The Wild But True Story of How We Dropped Everything in the States and Moved to Italy, Right Before The End of The World (Kindle) - Matt Walker & Zeneba Bowers

 

2022 - Books Read

 

  1. The Truffle Underground - Ryan Jacobs

2. Thrive - Arianna Huffington

3. A World Without Email - Cal Newport

4. The Sleep Revolution - Arianna Huffington

5. Reclaiming Conversation - Sherry Turkle

6. Small Giants - Bo Burlingham

7. The Lion Trackers Guide to Life - Boyd Varty

8. The Million Dollar, One Person Business  - Elaine Pofeldt

9. Tiny Business Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness - Elaine Pofeldt

10. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverance - Angela Duckworth

11. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself - Melody Beattie

12. The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance - Josh Waitzkin

13. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry  - John Mark Comer

14. Built to Sell - John Warrillow

15. The Old Man and The Sea - Earnest Hemingway

16. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It - Michael E. Gerber

17. Company of One - Paul Jarvis

18. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Dreams - Matthew Walker

19. Anything You Want: 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur - Derek Sivers

20. Hell Yeah Or No: what's worth doing - Derek Sivers

21. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence (Audible) - Michael Pollen

22. We Learn Nothing (Audible) - Tim Kreider